(a) Afflicted by grief; full of woe, grieving, sad; also, aggrieved [quot. c1450]; ill-fated [quot. a1420]; ?weakened by grief [quot. c1430]; (b) expressive of grief or sadness, indicative of misery; piteous, dolorous; of cattle: wretched-looking, suggestive of misfortune; (c) as noun: one who is unfortunate; Coll. the afflicted, the wretched, those who are sorrowful.

(a) Of the world, life, a space of time, etc.: filled with woe or misery; of a place: imbued with a sorrowful atmosphere; ~ wo (wane); (b) of someone’s lot, chance, fate, etc.: unfortunate, adverse; also [quot. ?a1425, 1st], ?bringing bad fortune; ?malevolent; (c) of an occasion or a situation: producing woe, terrible; also, of an answer: distressing, saddening; (d) of behavior, an action, etc.: deplorable, regrettable.

(a) Afflicted with physical distress or infirmity, suffering pain or debilitation; of the stomach: upset; (b) of injuries, pain, etc.: causing physical suffering.